Why are my sausage skins chewy?

Chef's answer
The casings are perfectly edible. If you're finding them chewy, I'd suggest roasting them, you that they fry a little in the fat that renders out, which should crisp them up nicely. It may be the case that you're not cooking them long enough, and giving them a chance to brown sufficiently..
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2 to 3 yearsCollagen Casings can be stored up to 2 years if unopened. Rehydrate in refrigerator overnight to reconstitute. Once opened, unused casings can be stored up to a year, in resealable pouch and stored in a refrigerator. Fibrous Casings can be stored 2 to 3 years or longer.
They need to be soaked at least 1 hour in clear, warm water, and you need to change the water regularly. Soaking will make the casings more pliable. Flush casings to thoroughly remove all salt..
The Winner: Boar's Head Beef Frankfurters with Natural Casing. Our winning hot dogs took top honors in both taste and texture across the board. Its natural-meat flavor came through without being aggressively salty or spicy, which is an issue we continually ran into with other brands.
Generally, "natural" sausage casings are made from the sub mucosa of the intestines of meat animals (beef, sheep, and swine). ... "Collagen" casings (man made edible) are generally made from collagen derived from animal hides. Inedible casings are generally made from either cellulose or plastics.
Generally, "natural" sausage casings are made from the sub mucosa of the intestines of meat animals (beef, sheep, and swine). ... "Collagen" casings (man made edible) are generally made from collagen derived from animal hides. Inedible casings are generally made from either cellulose or plastics.
They need to be soaked at least 1 hour in clear, warm water, and you need to change the water regularly. Soaking will make the casings more pliable. Flush casings to thoroughly remove all salt..
To stuff sausage by hand, slip the open end of a prepared casing over the tube of a funnel and work the casing onto the tube, leaving about 3 inches free for tying a secure knot. Press the meat mixture through the funnel and into the casing by forcing it with a wooden spoon or thumb.13 Mar 1980.
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